First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” – Mahatma Gandhi
By far, the most important thing you can do is make your voice heard. Our elected and appointed officials are supposed to listen to you. They work for you; not for wind energy companies, not for support industries, and certainly not for their own business interests.
You can also use the contact information below to let our government officials know where you stand. If you don’t speak for yourself, the wind industry will.
Sen. Rod Whittemore and Rep. Larry Dunphy are the state legislators for the Senate and House districts that include the region of interest to Friends of the Highland Mountains.
Sen. Rodney L. Whittemore
PO Box 96
Skowhegan, ME 04976
(207) 474-6703
rodwhittemore@gmail.com
Rep. Larry Dunphy
PO Box 331
North Anson, ME 04958
(207) 635-2831
skime2@roadrunner.com
Phil Roy
Somerset County Commissioner – District 1
PRoy@SomersetCounty-ME.org
Bob Dunphy
Somerset County Commissioner – District 2
radunphy@roadrunner.com
Dean Cray
Somerset County Commissioner – District 3
dacray@msn.com
Newell Graf
Somerset County Commissioner – District 4
newell.graf1956@gmail.com
Lloyd Trafton
Somerset County Commissioner – District 5 (Includes all Somerset County townships and plantations)
lktrafton@gmail.com
The following key legislators need to hear your opinion on Maine’s lack of reasonable standards for the siting of industrial wind turbine developments. Following the list of key legislators is information on contacting your own senator or representative.
Rep. Mark W. Eves
Maine Speaker of the House
Room 303, State House
2 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0002
207-287-1300
Mark.Eves@legislature.maine.gov
Rep. Jeff McCabe
Maine House Majority Leader
13 Olive St.
Skowhegan, ME 04976
(207) 399-3185
Jeffrey.McCabe@legislature.maine.gov
Rep. Sara Gideon
Maine Asst. House Majority Leader
37 South Freeport Rd.
Freeport, ME 04032
(207) 865-9593
Sara.Gideon@legislature.maine.gov
Rep. Kenneth W. Fredette
Maine House Minority Leader
PO Box 70
Newport, ME 04953
(207) 368-5562
Kenneth.Fredette@legislature.maine.gov
Rep. Ellie Espling
Maine Asst. House Minority Leader
12 Lewiston Rd.
New Gloucester, ME 04260
(207) 891-8280
EllieEspling@legislature.maine.gov
Sen. Michael Thibodeau
Senate President
169 Coles Corner Rd.
Winterport, ME 04496
(207) 223-5177
senatorthibodeau@aol.com
Sen. Garrett Mason
Maine Senate Majority Leader
PO Box 395
Lisbon Falls, ME 04252
(207) 577-1521
garrettpaulmason@gmail.com
Sen. Andre Cushing
Maine Senate Asst. Majority Leader
PO Box 211
Hampden, ME 04444
(207) 358-9447
andre@andrecushing.com
Sen. Justin Alfond
Maine Senate Minority Leader
143 Vaughan St.
Portland, ME 04102
(207) 232-4187
jalfond@gmail.com
Sen. Dawn Hill
Asst. Senate Minority Leader
PO Box 701
Cape Neddick, ME 03902
(207) 337-3689
dawnhill@maine.rr.com
Use the following links to find contact information for your Maine Representative and Senator.
Click here to find your Maine legislators listed by town.
Click here to find your Maine legislators listed in alphabetical order.
Click here to find your Maine Representative by House district.
Click here to find your Maine Senator by Senate district.
While our legislators in Washington D.C. do not make zoning and land use decisions on the state level in Maine, they do need to know, and should be concerned, when their constituents are troubled by what they see happening in their state. Contact our Washington D.C. delegation and let them know your thoughts.
Sen. Susan Collins
413 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(207) 622-8414 Maine
(202) 224-2523 Wash. D.C.
Email Sen. Collins
Sen. Angus King
188 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(207) 622-8292 Maine
(202) 224-5344 Wash. D.C.
Email Sen. King
Rep. Bruce Poloquin
6 State Street
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 942-0583
(202) 225-6306 Wash. D.C.
Email Rep. Poloquin
Rep. Chellie Pingree
57 Exchange Street, Suite 302
Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-5019
(202) 225-6116 Wash. D.C.
Email Rep. Pingree
Don’t forget to write to Governor LePage and his Energy Office Director, Patrick Woodcock. It’s important that they know the energy issues that are important to you.
Gov. Paul LePage
Office of the Governor
#1 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0001
(207) 287-3531
governor@maine.gov
Patrick Woodcock, Director
Governor’s Energy Office
62 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0062
(207) 624-7405
Patrrick.C.Woodcock@maine.gov
Contact the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and ask them to give greater scrutiny to wind developments with regard to wildlife impacts, especially cumulative impacts.
Commissioner Chandler E. Woodcock
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
41 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0041
(207) 287-8000
http://www.maine.gov/ifw/auto_forms/contact_us.htm
Contact the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and ask for greater consideration of the concerns of Maine citizens, especially those who will have to live with industrial wind projects in their communities.
Commissioner Patricia Aho
Maine Department Of Environmental Protection
17 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0017
(207) 287-2812
patricia.aho@maine.gov